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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Obituary : Fern (Metzner) Doty (1897-1917)

Evangelical Messenger, October 17, 1917, page 2

Fern Doty, daughter of Rev. J.W. Metzner, and wife of Clifford F. Doty, fell asleep one day after her 20th birthday and lay in her casket on her second wedding anniversary. Born Sept. 3, 1897, she departed Sept. 4, 1917. Nurtured in an Evangelical parsonage she early received the best Christian training and at the age of 9 years was converted to God and united with our church. Upon moving to Elkhart, she became a member of First church. For 6 years she served in the capacity of pianist. One daughter preceded her to the better world 4 months ago. She was a dutiful, modest and highly respected young woman. The Revs. Walmer, Roberts, Mygrant, D.D. Spangler assisted the undersigned in the obsequies. E.W. Praetorius.

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Fern (Metzner) Doty was my paternal second cousin twice removed, the daughter of John W. Metzner. Our common ancestors were John Metzner and Catherine Young.

This obituary gave me not only her death and marriage information, but the fact that they lost a young daughter, another fact to be researched.